Jasper – Zoe's Ark

Our lovely Jasper came into our rescue after a lovely lady contacted us about him. She had been feeding Jasper for some time and felt like she could see his condition worsening, however she needed a trap as he wasn't a cat she could touch. With patience & time she managed to capture him and we then brought him into our care.

Straight away we did notice things wrong with Jasper, he had cloudy eyes (which turned out to be Chlamydial conjunctivitis and was put on a months worth of antibiotics), he was sniffly, wheezing and had mucus coming out of his nose (which was obviously cat flu and ended up on more antibiotics), he was very malnourished (due to his heavy worm burden) and whilst being at the vets it was also noted that a dental would eventually be needed but sorting the other above problems was more of a priority.

It took us just over a month to completely turn Jasper around health wise, however within this time it also showed us that Jasper happiness did truly lay with the outdoors and having his own space and freedom. Even after a month walking over to him would cause him to pee in fear and turn him ridged when you tried to touch him, yet when you left the room you'd hear him running around, playing with his toys and just being a happy cat.

I then had to leave overnight to rehome in another part of England, it was a long journey so I stopped in a b&b for the night whilst a very close friend of mine seen to the cats in our care, this is where he fell in-love with Jasper and decided he wanted to be the one who was able to give Jasper the freedom he deserved but also the love, care, time and effort that came along with it. A few weeks later Jasper was taken to his new home and crated for 5 weeks before being let out to explore his new home and continue his life as an out-door feral in a safe environment.

1 month later here was the update we had:-

Jasper is living as an outdoor cat, due to him feeling happier outdoors as previously he must have been either a feral or neglected cat that had barely any human contact. He loves his food though and finding his own hiding place. His confidence has grown tremendously day by day, though he’s not a touchy-feely cat, that’s fine and he can do things his own pace. Jasper loves playing with toys I was throwing him a catnip mouse with feather on up and down the lane last night for him haha.

- Darren Rutherford

Lovely Jaspers 3 month update:-

Jasper is still doing well, he still does things on his own terms so when I think he’s getting confident, he can be the complete opposite the next day, overall he still loves his food and he occasionally hangs outs with Daphne the pig 😁 Jasper also loves all cooked meat as a lovely treat, he isn’t picky. Venison, salmon, lamb, chicken, duck, turkey, liver, ostrich, mackerel and tuna. Jasper says that’s great dad. Bon appetit! 🤣

Our 6 month update of Jasper:-

Jasper is exactly the same he’s still not very touchable but I’ve attempted a few times and he’s walked off, he’s still loving his time as an ex feral and still has an amazing appetite. Jasper loves exploring the fields about and can be very sassy depending on his mood that day, sometimes chill and sometimes hissy.